DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 December 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS

[by TKMtdRAPH PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] FATAL ACCTDF.X'T. XA I’l FK. December 5. Flank Klli.s. need 137. a ))■;<11 io<l man v i'.!i Lao children. a'iis fatally injured by lalliiii;j; bales of wool at tho New Zealand Shipp.ino Coy's store at i'ort Ahnriii this afternoon. Dili- was a dr it or of a tractor, behind which was a load of wool. The topes had been liken oT tic bales of wool, and Fllis. in eider to savt the tracin'' from any pn—idle damage. w.i< in The act of nnfi;lll >iii:il. when ih" biles fell. Immediately many tailors removed the woo], but i-.llis urns ~u .seiiously injured that he died immediately on he in;; released. DKATII I'lin.M CI'NSUUT. Tl MARI'. December \ voli;;;; w.-inan. Ida Kvelyu .lolut-Lon awed tk 1, icddino af'Albiiry. •!i• ■ d in the Timaru hospital [o-nitihl. as the result of a oiin.shot wound in the abdomen. I'arfieular- are at present uiioblaiuable. ine with a oun v. i h. in.kno.'ii to law. Was I sad d. and the rill" went oil. the shot lodoiny in the abdem. n of the elder sister. Tin: (dai. tnonn.k. CD III;. Dee. 0. The Minister n! I.aboiir rrretitlv | made a sueoesliim to the parties to the industrial dispute in the roal indttstry el' the We t Coals with a. view to a settlement of proposals and it has beon di-ell--oil bv mc-linys of the miners interested who have derided not to aeeept lie Minister's ,iiw,..li„ia. Tim Covi'inmeal has retrained, up to the orrseui. from pultinir into operalinn the rlatisrs , i the 11 n! n -11 i.a ! Colteiiiation and A rhii ration Ac!, providing penalties lor -trikes, lockouts, etc., fill t il is probable that ill-,' clauses will now be enforced. L NKW lIKAI/MI UKCn.ATIDNS. j ' WF.I.I.IX'CTDX. Dee." G. !‘

t’i.e -1 m-sl i: ill el I i 11 I; i. | iII - pec til■ il ol shipping m New Zealand lum lie. v referred to the Board ol Health by the .Minister and although the do-ei-ioM 111 the Board is mu yet available a il I' understood that members have endorsed proposals vhah will bring about a radical change in Ihe past procedure in emim-etion with the i:iI speetiou. I'm I e.illii mirp m 1 -.. | shipping arriving ii.-io oversea'-. Tin- Board ha- also given lengthy (MHi.Milrnitinn i*:» ihc ijUcsi i-m n! tmn <-.j' { *><• unfit. 'Hi.’ Ii t;i i’i| *ll**■i <! **: I to Jisk ihr Minister to add Dr .1. S. Filioii. and t iio 11 *' n . 11. i rie; M.i..( ,a> rej»rc>«>•,)iiitm the Board, to a eomniitieo of - Departmental e\p"rt*. uhedi it i> pro pu| ting oil the sub-set MALSK DM( f,' BAT ID.X. BiS BORNE. Dec. 5. At the Supreme (unit to-day. Laurence ]| -rlu-rt (I'-n-;/-- TYil-mm- was lotiml guilty (,! making n t.-d-e de I;• ration in eimm-ction with goods lost by lire. Ihe jury added go billowing rider:---".) r'ceonmiem h: 1 ion a, ua-rev in consideration of H .- :uu-nm-r m which the jury - i!.sj.!,-|-s I |:e ileiir-nm-e C.mimmy eiiln ted tie- n iginal insurance l her-diy I--i bn:.' Hie t ; .-om-r i , take :111 imlilfeivu! view of Ids respoitsiliilitie- in eonm-i-tiim -..iih the slateiie-nt. m i bom reiiuired.” I lie aecuseil wa.-. remanded |er >cn-teni-e til! to-morrow. Aecuseil was I'urllnr (barged with wilfully delivering in a I’.-uiiior-ss. ’ for the purpose ni being di-livi-red as a •i-le.gram pure g-: mg I b- .-.-a: I lory Craill Jut the same being without Cr.iill's a'.n'ho'-ity. AtciiM’fl s»*i l l. a U; Craid’s 1 da ' r D:id.” asking ljor 1 l-i rcLimi lionie. The del'em-e was that “laid'’ "as a inickmiltie. After a relirenieiit id four hours, the jury failed ut agree. A new trial was ordered fur next session. FRO I’OS AI- REJECTED. .M AST'FRT ON . Decemher 5. The raropay-is ui the Soutli W- ni of Mnsterton Borough jn-day rejected 11 a | ropusii] to raise C2BJIHO to ii-vise 1 . - ] ii".- water ret u-ulaUon. An npallmlie I-lili wherein loiir-iiftlis of the rale- 1 1 i layer did imt record tluir votes. ; ■ p 1 !- ed against the prnpi sal hy ft I on a majority. 1 A SIIEMB TRAXSACTfOX. ( HBISTCIICRCII. Decemher ii. A civil action invohing £11.722 and tli- <|tie.-t ion of custom ami usage in sheep l rr.nsm.t inns came In-fore the Su- ’ | feme Court to-day. I’ohert M’Flwhin- 11 liey. a stoc!, dealer of Ashburton w a piaimiff and Byne. (build rial Buin- 1 ness (lel'endauts. 11

I’iaiiitbfs ii'-leged the Company' agent brought Daniel Byrne, a la l ine: to bnv .‘igiin sheep. Tin* Side wa- mr-d •it , >-! s oueli and (h-lemlauts had re moved 17.0 ones. but till* nlliees wen still on pin ini id". 1 - place, i’kiintilf hn< l-een t Id I bat Byrne in's ill and late that be was deni, but believed Ihi s t;-'tetin-'i I was false. Defendant.' ]ah far C'-P cv.-cs lott reln-cd to pay for tin balance or their feed. 1 1 !:■ int ill' allegei!i- i-u-tom was i<>r .smek agents li accept icspimsibility to vendors for tin prii e. to the same exlent ik the pur chaser and he entered into the trails,aet ion on t hat basis. The defence denied the custom or vs age. anil sdlegcd Byrne had uncondi tioiialiv repudiated t ile eiait ract. wliilt pla.intiir ami accepted the tvpmli itiou TH AIN DAMAGE. A SI I CXTI XC MISIIAi'. TAIfIABK. I \ iiiishao oi-euireil on the railway about seven miles nortli of Tailinp:> v.horobv a guard was severelv injured, several waggons sitmshed, and mime damages caused to the main trunk express. A goods train leaving Taihapi tit, eleven last night was , ninr>dh'd m cross a goods train from the north -it Nga iirnkehu. The Taihane train hacked into a siding which was not long enough to aceomniotb: t-* it. ami tic l guards van fnrcihlv strut-k the stops, ami with several waggons it iiqipled down lb feet on to the main line. Guard .1. McCarthy, who was in the van. was injured anti taken litter in a special train to Taihane hospital. Ihe line tvtts cleared to permit the express. due at Taihap-e at 0.3 D this

mi,ruing, to pass an engine anti van. While passing, it shook down wreckage. which struck the passenger cal's, smashing windows and splintering the woodwork along hall its length. Luckily no personal injury was inilicu-d. The express arrived at I hour late. DAIRY CONTROL BOARD. ASmU'UTO.X. Dee. t>. A conference ol Ashburton ( entity - three factories decided to rt-coiatueud suppliers to support the following lor the southern three smuts on the Dairy Control Board;—l hacker (Okaine Bay). Lee, Goodwood and alternatively Hamilton. Winton or Fisltet tOtautau) - A MISER. CIIRISTCTIUBCfI. December C. Christopher Clinton, an elderly. single man. (tied at Sfanmore Road on

Tuesday. He was generally believed to be n pauper, but left on hundred and fifty sovereigns rolled in brown paper a ill a brief bag. and bank pass books showing a total property of £SBOO. Clinton wins usually chid in rags and often accepted gifts of food and clothing. He left no will. The I’uhlie Ti ns tec will divide the estate between the * u*xi. of kin in Ireland and Canarfr.. r LYTTELTON HARBOR. T 1 ( HRISTCHCRCH. Dec. 3. 1 The engineer of the Harbour Board ' said 11..M.5. ll,md. ami Repulse emt leg sa!iJy bei tiled at Lyttelton, which can take vessels (trawing :!2 feet of